be balanced

Definition of be balanced in English English dictionary
balanced: even
He believed he rarely got sick because of his well-balanced diet.
balanced: Simple past tense and past participle of balance
Balanced: apoise
balanced: A pleasing combination of characteristics
balanced: Referring to wiring: Audio signals require two wires In an unbalanced line the shield is one of those wires In a balanced line, there are two wires plus the shield For the system to be balanced requires balanced electronics and usually employs XLR connectors Balanced lines are less apt to pick up external noise This is usually not a factor in home audio, but is a factor in professional audio requiring hundreds or even thousands of feet of cabling Many higher quality home audio cables terminated with RCA jacks are balanced designs using two conductors and a shield instead of one conductor plus shield
balanced: approval Someone who is balanced remains calm and thinks clearly, even in a difficult situation. I have to prove myself as a respectable, balanced, person. see also balance
balanced: As in "balanced circulation", e g in the setting of VSD and PS The pulmonary stenosis is such that there is neither excessive pulmonary blood flow (which might lead to pulmonary hypertension) nor inadequate pulmonary blood flow (which might lead to marked cyanosis) see also ventricular imbalance
balanced: {s} stable, having equal distribution of weight
balanced: budget condition that exists when the government spends only as much as it takes in
balanced: Pertaining to electrical symmetry (188)
balanced: past of balance
balanced: A beer whose many taste impressions are all of equivalent intensities, so that none stands out from the others; requires a modifier as in "well-balanced" (described here) or "poorly-balanced" (a beer with some tastes more pronounced than others)
balanced: A wine in which acidity, sweetness, tannin and flavor are all in perfect harmony
balanced: A type of line in which both wires are electrically equal
balanced: This is a difficult term When tasting coffees for defects, professional tasters use the term to describe a coffee that does not localize at any one point on the palate; in other words, it is not imbalanced in the direction of some one (often undesirable) taste characteristic As a term of general evaluation, balance appears to mean that no one quality overwhelms all others, but there is enough complexity in the coffee to arouse interest It is a term that on occasion damns with faint praise The Mexican sample should be most balanced, but it has less to balance than the other two coffees If you tasted the Yemen Mocha against a standard Ethiopian Harrar you would probably sense how the Yemen coffee is similar to the Harrar, but much more balanced A well-balanced coffee contains all the basic characteristics to the right extent
balanced: A type of audio connection that uses the three leads in a cable, connector and jack as part of a phase-cancellation scheme to boost signal and reduce noise
balanced: total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked balanced"
balanced: study trial in which a particular type of subject is equally represented in each study group
balanced: being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows abalanced development of all his powers
balanced: A venture fund investment strategy which includes investment in portfolio companies at a variety of stages of development (Seed, Early Stage, Later Stage)
balanced: approval A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way. a fair, balanced, comprehensive report
balanced: Invest in a mix of stocks and bonds
balanced: A type of line that carries pairs of equal but oppositely polarized signals to minimize crosstalk and eliminate the need for signal ground reference
balanced: approval Something that is balanced is pleasing or useful because its different parts or elements are in the correct proportions. a balanced diet
balanced: 1) Having a pleasing amount of low frequencies compared to mid-range frequencies and high frequencies 2) Having a pleasing mixture of the various instrument levels in an audio recording 3) Having a fairly equal level in each of the stereo channels 4) A method of interconnecting electronic gear using three-conductor cables
balanced: Type of mutual fund which generally invests in both stocks and bonds, with intent of providing capital gains and income Preservation of capital is a primary objective
balanced: A wine in which acidity, sweetness, and flavor are in pleasing proportions
balanced: Essential in all wines and often sadly lacking in many, balance is all about getting the elements of the wine in proportion So you have enough fruit, tannin and acidity to make the wine feel greater than the sum of its parts
balanced: Wiring system which uses two out-of-phase conductors and a common screen to reduce the effect of interference For balancing to be efective, both the sending and receiving device must have balanced output and input stages respectively
balanced: A term used to describe the proper combination of rod, reel fly line, leader and fly A "balanced" outfit is the most effective fly-fishing system
balanced: neither oversteer nor understeer It is when the front and rear tires/wheels track the same around a corner…the slip angles are the same When the vehicle is balanced you are able to drift
balanced: When all of the wine's components (fruit, acidity, tannin, oak, sweetness) exist in a harmonious way, the wine is said to be balanced